An exploration of Hul’qumi’num Coast Salish peoples’ attitudes towards the establishment of no‐take zones within marine protected areas in the Salish Sea, Canada

• Published in: Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes
• Main Authors: Ayers, Cheri A., Dearden, Phil, Rollins, Rick
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2012
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; First Nations
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0064.2012.00433.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1541-0064.2012.00433.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1541-0064.2012.00433.x

The Canadian Government has committed to establishing a national network of Marine Protected Areas. Progress in the Salish Sea (Strait of Georgia) of British Columbia has been slow. Opposition by First Nations is a factor as these protected areas have the potential to impact on Aboriginal rights. Th...